手加減、手かげん
てかげん
tekagen
JMdict entry #1327350
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)noun or participle which takes the aux. verb surutransitive verbintransitive verb measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; knack; skill
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)noun or participle which takes the aux. verb surutransitive verbintransitive verb adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion; going easy (on someone)
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Example sentences
彼は手加減をしない人です。
kare ha te kagen wo shi nai hito desu 。
He likes to play hardball with people.
少し手加減しました。
sukoshi te kagen shi mashi ta 。
I pulled my punches a little.
法律というものはあれこれと手加減し過ぎると何の役にも立たなくなる。
houritsu to iu mono ha arekore to te kagen shi sugiru to nan no yaku ni mo tata naku naru 。
The law is useless if it's too watered down.